The Coconino people are turning into communists and are preparing to close
down access to a lot of their turf. We are struggling to find places for the
Boy Scouts up there as a result. Apache-Sitgreaves is much easier to deal
with if you're needing large group stuff or just have questions. There are a
ton of places to just "go" with no reservation required. Some of the camp
grounds at the lakes even have toilets, great for taking the family! One of
our favorite family ones is the Aspen campground at Woods Canyon Lake. When
I go by myself I'm one of those you see just off the road (well, a bit
farther off than "just"). Love the area though.

Daniel T


On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Lisa G. <lisasjunk@buppas.com> wrote:

> I apologize if this is considered off-topic; please feel free to reply
> privately to prevent cluttering other people's inboxes.
>
> We've gone on several geocaching expeditions up on the Mogollon Rim.  We
> take Highway 87 north out of Payson, through Pine/Strawberry, and take the
> Rim Road/Forest Rd. 300 turnoff.  While up there we've seen people camping
> off of the forest service roads up there.  There's a small creek up there
> that runs (sometimes; I'm assuming only when it's rained or the snow is
> melting).  I'm not talking about a designated camping area (we've seen
> those, too).  The area I'm talking about would be just across the forest
> road from this cache:
> http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCWN3P&Submit6=Go(GCWN3P if the link didn't work).
>
> Does anyone know where I'm talking about?  If so, do you know how/where I
> would find out what I need to be able to legally camp there in terms of
> permits, etc.?  I know just because I saw other people doing it doesn't mean
> it was ok.  Also would like to know how to find out what fire bans may be in
> place.  I tried doing some Google searches, but could only seem to find
> information about specific campgrounds.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Just took a look at my cache log
> and it's been nearly 2 years since I logged a find.  Very, very sad.  I want
> to get the kids up to do some caching and camping this summer.
>
> Thanks,
> -Lisa "PoledraDog"
>
>
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